Rose

I remember the first time I came face to face with one of Nesbitt’s imposing roses. The year was 1964 and the place was the Corcoran Gallery of Art in my hometown of Washington, D.C. At that time the Corcoran was one of the best places in D.C. to see hot artists. Seeing one of his flowers with the Nesbitt perspective against the museum’s stark marble wall was shattering.

Lowell’s studio was legendary in New York and was on a par in popularity with Warhol’s factory. Here is a short list of the artists who played at Nesbitt’s West 12th Street digs: Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Indiana, Mapplethorpe, Jasper Johns, Robert Motherwell, Larry Rivers and James Rosenquist and other rock and rollers of the era.

I was lucky enough to corral these ‘early’ Nesbitt masterworks. In Rose we are drawn first to the center and then the drama hits! - M.J.

Michael Judge Global Portfolio

Welcome to Michael Judge Global Portfolio, our goal is to promote art through knowledge. We have corralled some of the very best Art Movements; Cubism, Fauvism Expressionism, Surrealism, Pop Art, CoBrA, Metaphysical, and Hard-Edge.